Casual dining restaurant chain, Brinker International, which owns more than 1,700 restaurants in 28 countries, opened its first restaurant and bar in India in Bangalore on Friday. Called the Chili’s Grill and Bar, this is the 200th Brinker restaurant outside the United States.
The 126-seat restaurant, located on Airport Road Bangalore, has been developed by the Jawad Business Group. A sum of Rs 5 crore has been invested into the property. Tapan Vaidya, general manager, Jawad Business Group, said, “This restaurant is part of a 15 restaurant, five-year agreement that will expand Brinker’s presence in India. We are looking at 25 restaurants over five years. These will be in the south and the west of India. The next will be in Mumbai and Hyderabad.” Jawad Business Group has been a Brinker partner for several years, franchising Chili’s in Bahrain and Maggiano’s in Saudi Arabia. The menu that they will offer includes a combination of different appetisers, Fajita trio chicken, shrimp and paneer, Quesdilla explosion salad, Honey chilly chicken crispers hand battered chicken strips and Melting chocolate cake. They will offer an 80 per cent vegetarian menu, developed specifically for Bangalore.
“Chili’s-Bangalore will add bold, kicked up flavours such as Tandoori Chicken Sandwich and Paneer Bites to the Bombay Burger, with a Chili’s twist,” said Reale. Brinker International plans to have 500 restaurants outside the US by 2014.
The 126-seat restaurant, located on Airport Road Bangalore, has been developed by the Jawad Business Group. A sum of Rs 5 crore has been invested into the property. Tapan Vaidya, general manager, Jawad Business Group, said, “This restaurant is part of a 15 restaurant, five-year agreement that will expand Brinker’s presence in India. We are looking at 25 restaurants over five years. These will be in the south and the west of India. The next will be in Mumbai and Hyderabad.” Jawad Business Group has been a Brinker partner for several years, franchising Chili’s in Bahrain and Maggiano’s in Saudi Arabia. The menu that they will offer includes a combination of different appetisers, Fajita trio chicken, shrimp and paneer, Quesdilla explosion salad, Honey chilly chicken crispers hand battered chicken strips and Melting chocolate cake. They will offer an 80 per cent vegetarian menu, developed specifically for Bangalore.
“Chili’s-Bangalore will add bold, kicked up flavours such as Tandoori Chicken Sandwich and Paneer Bites to the Bombay Burger, with a Chili’s twist,” said Reale. Brinker International plans to have 500 restaurants outside the US by 2014.
The check was a BIIIIIG rip-off. We've been to Chili's in the US, and a meal for two excluding alcohol (two sodas, two pitas and a helping of nachos and cheese) never crossed 30$ ... it was almost $40 here X Indian currency = INR 1800!!
ReplyDeleteAnd should I mentioned that the food and drinks were not even half as good as you would get in US.... Everyone I spoke with was very disappointed ... I think they will be pulling down shutters soon :)
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